Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-26
VIEWS OF A S0UTHR0N.
SENATOR MORGAN EXPRESSES HIM.
SELF ON MANY SUBJECTS.

Lamar for Vice Presidential Comparison
of Indians and NegrOes-Sherman and
Blaine Called dead Issues ~ More
Prohibition Fusion Talk at Cincin-
nati-Remarks of a Socialist
CHICAGO, Aug 90 United States Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama was enjoying quiet
rest at the Grand Pacific hotel Thursday,
when a reporter called upon him The sena-
tor, in speaking of the coming national con-
vention, said that in his opinion the time had
come for the selection of a vice presidential
candidate from the south If it was not for
the ra-prohibition views of Senator Col
quit, of Georgia he would be a strong can
didate for the second place on the Democratic
ticket, but Secretary Lamar was by all
odds the leading southern man to-day, and
the senator thought the Democrats would
select him to make the race with Mr.. Cleve-
land.
"Then you don't think there is any doubt
about Mr. Cleveland's renominationl'
"Why, bless your soul, no. Who have the
Democrats got to nominate but Cleveland2
He is the strongest man before the country
Iic II etS VI Dtliis, biit iicAb pttoi-
dent as | am that Alabama is one of the
United States
do you think Mr.. Blaine will be selected
by the Republicans for the next campaign
"No, | do not. Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Sher-
man are dead issues. The blood stained I'M
dergarment is no longer factor in politics.
thank God, Tie people are realizing more
thoroughly day by day that this country was
made for other people besides politicians, and
they know enough to vote for their material
interests instead of the most noisy political
declaimpr"
"Thi4 country OF ours" continued the sena-
tor, SIS too large for small pattern polti
clans. Take Birmingham, in my state, for
instance. There is an iron development that
seems almost miraculous, and We are draw
ing to our state the best men of both the
north and west, who are working dilligent-
ly to develop our resources and don't care a
picayme about political affinities or bloody
shirt theorists
The senator said the building of United
States war-ships on the Pacific coast was a
giant stride in the right direction, and he
predicted that California would turn out a
vessel that would he credit to the naval
armament OF any hdlloIl ne Stilu he NdS
the author of the bill which
made it compulsory to build one of
| these vessels on the Pacific coast, and he
was satisfied the movement was a good one
and Ia the right direction A great deal of
nonsense had been written and published
about John A Roach and his patriotic efforts
to build an American navy, but the fact was
that Roach never used pound of American
iron in building an American ship Nearly
all of his iron came from Wales, and he
thought America could furnish all the ma
| terial necessary for war-shipS So fer as the
Indians were concerned, the senator said he
did not think any serious trouble was to he
anticipated, and he thought the difficulties
among the Chippewas on the White Earth
| reservation were simply the result of
a personal misunderstanding of the policy
of Agent Sheehan, which could easily
| be arranged when the committee had con-
ference with their chiefs The senator said he
did not think the time was far distant when
all the Indian reservations would be opened
ing citizeus OF the United States He did not
see why the Indian would not make as good
a citizen as the negro. Nobody had ever ac-
cused the Indian of being a fool, while it was
| notorious fact that the negro, both from
| inclination and by nature, was a foolish fel-
low, who aIed his superiors in every walk of
| life He had no doubt that the Indian would
make a valuable and sturdy acquisition to
American citizenship.